Wong Mui-ling (Th.M.), Master of Theology Rev. Wong and Dean Cao Wei-tong awaiting dispatch and continuing to be equipped One day fifteen years ago, on the huge campus of Baptist Theological Seminary, I put on my Master of Divinity graduation gown with a grateful heart, silently saying in my heart: “Here I am, please send me.” This was my original intention of being called. Fifteen years later, on the same campus, I put on my Master of Theology graduation gown with a grateful heart, and I still silently said in my heart: "Here I am, please send me." The original intention of my calling has not changed. ...

Connie Cheung (Th.M.) with her husband and daughter. I still remember that at the end of 2014, facing the social situation, I prayed and asked Heavenly Father how to shepherd His sheep, especially the college and early career youth who were the hardest hit. Heavenly Father inspired me to study His word in depth, and to walk with those brothers and sisters who are in suffering with His grace and promises. So, I entered this master's degree program in theology with the concepts of "suffering", "the Father's words", and "pastoral care". ...

Pastor William Lai (Th.M.), Master of Theology, with his wife and two sons. The joys and sorrows of the journey of further study. Those who have studied while working know that it is not easy to serve in the workplace while studying theology. This is different from what it would be like if you were enrolled full-time in the Master of Divinity program. Although I had more subjects to study and more homework to complete at that time, I was in a learning state and could study without distraction. However, when I was studying for a master's degree in theology, I was busy with church affairs from Tuesday to Sunday. On Monday, when I could have taken a short break, I had to return to the Western Australia campus early in the morning to attend classes. I also had to finish my thesis at the end of the semester, which was a great test of my spirit and will. ...

Rev. Peter Koo (Th.M.) and Vice-President (Research) Wong Fook-kwong Thank God for allowing me to continue my studies at my alma mater where I completed my Master of Divinity programme. After nine turbulent years, I have finally completed the entire learning stage, which has enabled me to further understand the infinite God I believe in, and has also equipped me to lead the brothers and sisters under my pastoral care to further understand Him. ...

Wilson Tsang (M.Div.) Wilson Tsang, Vice Dean (Research) Wong Fook-kwong and student Ye Tang-kin have received a lot of grace from the full-time theological studies in the past two years. I would like to share some of my insights here. Grace: Knowing God and Salvation History How can I experience God if I don’t know Him? How can I speak of a God I have not experienced? If I do not know God, how can I live out my life in Christ, even though I belong to Christ and even become a preacher? Therefore, during this period of study, every time I understood the mystery of the Triune God more deeply and comprehensively, the joy and satisfaction I gained could not be expressed in words; it was a feeling that went deep into my heart and was manifested in my life. ...

Samuel Yip (M.Div.) The missionary journey The year I entered the seminary, I was moved and began to have a burden for missionary work. After receiving confirmation, I raised my hand in tears to respond to the call at the missionary meeting; the tears were not from sadness, but because I saw the urgent needs in the missionary field. On the one hand, I am becoming more and more certain that God wants to send me on a missionary journey, and on the other hand, I am studying theology full-time; the two are not one at the expense of the other, but rather complement each other. From then on, the "missionary path" and the "theological path" were intertwined in my "path of life". Although I am old and the beginning may be difficult, when I embarked on this path, I found that it was a journey of grace and no regrets. ...

Thanks to Tse Tin-chi (M.Div.), I spent six fulfilling years in seminary with my wife and two daughters, four years of part-time study and two years of full-time study. During social events and the more than three years of the pandemic, the seminary, like society, has experienced many challenges and difficulties. However, like the history of the church as a faith community, despite all the hardships, it has witnessed God’s grace everywhere. ...

Brothers and sisters enter Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary to equip themselves for God so that they can do better service. What joys and sorrows did they experience during their studies? What hardships and graces have you experienced? What are your thoughts and experiences? This issue of “School News” invited some graduates of the theology courses from the main campus to share their rich theological journey. ...

Bernard Leung Associate Professor of New Testament The Church Family The early church believers regarded each other as family members and called each other brothers and sisters. This family image implies another layer of relationship, that is, the special relationship between parents and children, which is also the special relationship between a small number of church founders with special status and the church members whom they lead to believe in the Lord and pastor. This relationship is very important. The grace it brings is like the grace that physical parents give to their children of life and nurturing. Parents are the "beneficiaries" of their children. Children should obey their father's authority and instructions and respect their parents. ...

Assistant Professor of New Testament Zhang Kaixian God’s salvation not only refers to the “forgiveness of sins”, but also includes the change of life status, the shaping of a group, and the realization of the kingdom of God. Just as Paul also discussed salvation in this way, he wrote in Romans 5:1, "Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Through this sentence, Paul started from the previous chapter. The concept of "justification by faith" in several chapters advances to the description of the life state of "union with God" in chapters 6 to 8; after that, he further discusses the relationship between different ethnic groups in Christ from the perspective of group formation. how the kingdom of God is revealed in history and in the present day (Romans 9-15). ...